There are a couple of things that I really like about this release. Firstly,
I love it when great films are immediately snuffed out by critics - it is often
an indication that there is something subversive that they don't appreciate.
Secondly, I rated M. Night Shyamalan very highly before this film came out - and
now have been gleeful to bump him up to a whole new category of directorial
grasp and expression. "The Village" also written by Shyamalan has
incredible depth of construction. Its political connotations can be read with
great obviousness - an isolated community exists where truisms of the world are
suppressed by their leaders, hidden to the oblivious inhabitants. The citizens
are manipulated by fear, constantly worried that their boundary could be
breached by an unknown evil. Topical? Can this relate to our everyday existence?
- I would think so. But then again, it doesn't have to. It remains to be
appreciated for many other reasons. It is the subtleties that improve the
viewing enjoyment. Aside from adequate performances, none that I can divulge
without possibly ruining the story.

To
be honest, the film has purposeful slow pacing. It markets itself to an entire
different audience than it should. So many will be quite disappointed that
they are not seeing a "Blair Witch" horror imitation. Instead we have a
revealing story incubating truths, love, morality, suspense and keen political
nuances.
Totally unforgettable. Yes, I'll say it: a masterpiece.out
of

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The
Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate:

Audio

English (Dolby Digital 5.1) , DUB French
(Dolby Digital 5.1)

Subtitles

English,
French, Spanish, None

Features

Release Information:Studio: Buena Vista / Touchstone

Aspect Ratio:Original aspect Ratio 1.78:1

Edition Details:

• Deleted
Scenes with director's introduction (10:52)• "Deconstructing The
Village" - a look at the making of the film (24:57)• "Bryce's Diary" (4:57)• A special M. Night
Shyamalan home movie (3:06)• Production photo gallery

DVD Release Date: January 11th, 2005Keep Case
Chapters: 24

Comments:

Decent DVD.
Decent, if at times unremarkable, soft image quality - minor evidence of
edge enhancement. I suspect it is very
accurate in regards to the film colors. Solid 5.1 track - accurate, if
awful, yellow subtitles and a slew of extra features. This is a great
film folks. Buy this DVD even if you saw it at the theater - it gets
better with repeat viewing.out of